BALES v. BALES (2025)

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Korey Leon BALES, Former Husband, Appellant, v. Jennifer Joan BALES, Former Wife, Appellee.

No. 1D2023-2587

Decided: May 21, 2025

Ross Alan Keene of Ross Keene Law, P.A., Pensacola, for Appellant. Elizabeth Jane Thorsen and Therese Felth McKenzie of McKenzie Law Firm, P.A., Pensacola, for Appellee.

The petition for dissolution was still “pending” in the circuit court on July 1, 2023, when the amendment to section 61.08, Florida Statutes (2023), eliminating permanent alimony took effect. See Stockdale v. Stockdale, No. 1D2024-1371––– So. 3d ––––, 2025 WL 1062621 (Fla. 1st DCA April 9, 2025) (concluding a dissolution petition was “pending” where final judgment was not rendered by the effective date of the alimony reform amendment). We Reverse the final judgment awarding permanent alimony and Remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

Per Curiam.

Roberts, Rowe, and Kelsey, JJ., concur.

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